Some practical guidelines for the design and implementation of computer-based investment and financial planning systems

This paper presents some fundamental and critical aspects of computer-based corporate planning systems with emphasis on financial models. Special considerations is given to the interaction between the user and the system. A method for deisgning the architecture of such interactive decision support system and some implementation techniques are derived from the discussion of operational systems. This method tries to cope with the problems inherent in the integration of planning models into the practical planning process.